Carla Heisten (letter, May 24) apparently misunderstood Abby Shahn’s letter, “Those on the bottom spend money, help economy,” (May 17). Heisten said she had worked very hard for low wages, and why does Shahn feel that she’s owed a “nice little trip to the movies with her kids?” paid for by taxes Heisten pays. Heisten […]
June 2012
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Kaplan University coming to Augusta
AUGUSTA — A private college with two branches in Maine will open a third one this fall in Maine’s capital city.
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Penobscot project ready to go
After 13 years of legal, political and engineering work, the largest-ever river restoration project in eastern North America begins Monday morning when a 40-ton excavator aims its percussion hammer at the defunct concrete fishway of the Great Works Dam on the Penobscot River.
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DANA MILBANK: Declining European economy may sink Obama’s re-election
LONDON — Some think Ohio will decide the presidential election. Others are watching Florida, or North Carolina or Wisconsin.
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JOHN FRARY: Political animals: We’re talking dogs, not donkeys or elephants
“A man who does not like dogs and want them about does not deserve to be in the White House.” — President Calvin Coolidge.
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Any new jobs better than losing jobs under Bush
If you were losing $700 per month and then you made a change and started earning $200 per month, would that be a good change or a bad change? And suppose you earned $90 one month. Is that still a good change from losing $700 per month or would you want to go back to […]
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Three Maine students win $2,500 each in ‘Journey Into Writing’ contest
The winners are Amanda Dickey, Brianna Housman and Gaelyn Lindauer. Below are their submissions.
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Diamonds in the rough
Volunteers are journeying into the backwoods to help the state discover uncharted brook trout ponds.
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Birding: Choir of early morning songbirds music to his ears
The overworn expression that there is no accounting for taste certainly applies to music. At this time of year, I thrill to the music of the birds whose concerts start well before the crack of dawn. As a reader of this column, I’m sure you share my joy of the morning chorus. On the other […]
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Kid Tracks: Eyebrow and Old Speck trails both reward, challenge hikers
By WENDY ALMEIDA Assistant News Editor, Features The Eyebrow at Grafton Notch State Park is a trail on Old Speck Mountain that offers a lot of variety for hikers — from the cable handrails to the iron rungs and metal ladder to aid hikers across a small open rock face. Although it’s a steep climb, […]